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• Warner Bros. reportedly delays sci-fi epic 'Dune' to late 2021

  05-10-2020 23:33 via zdnet.com
  
  Multiple trade publications report that Warner Bros.'s epic sci-fi movie is latest victim of shifting release windows because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Hobot Legee-688 2-in-1 robot vacuum review: D shape and no app connectivity

  05-10-2020 23:28 via zdnet.com
  Hobot says the "D" shape is to allow the robot to sweep into corners that usually are missed with a regular round robot. And it does very effectively indeed.
  
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• Analytics software vendor Alteryx names new CEO, stock soars 32%

  05-10-2020 22:25 via zdnet.com
  Shares of Alteryx, the vendor of data analytics software, rose by 20% in late trading after the company named a new chief executive and said its results for the September quarter would be substantially higher than previously expected.
  
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• Analytics software vendor Alteryx names new CEO and its stock soars 32%

  05-10-2020 22:25 via zdnet.com
  Shares of Alteryx, the vendor of data analytics software, rose by 20% in late trading after the company named a new chief executive and said its results for the September quarter would be substantially higher than previously expected.
  
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• Which streaming stick? Chromecast and Fire Stick compared, as Apple casts a long shadow

  05-10-2020 22:02 via zdnet.com
  With Apple pending on its own streaming device release, Apple customers who intend to subscribe to Apple One’s service bundle should wait.
  
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• Best noise-canceling headphones for business in 2020: Plantronics, Jabra, Logitech, and more

  05-10-2020 21:34 via zdnet.com
  It is more important than ever in business that you have access to comfortable, noise-canceling headsets in a world suddenly made to shift to remote working conditions. Here are our top picks for modern businesses.
  
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• Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says ARM’s been too specific, needs to be a broad computing platform

  05-10-2020 21:05 via zdnet.com
  Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said in a press Q&A that buying ARM is about turning its narrow products, based on system-on-a-chip, into a much broader platform, to expand the already sizable market of the company.
  
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• Excel: Why using Microsoft's tool caused Covid-19 results to be lost

  05-10-2020 20:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The decision to use a spreadsheet format that dates back to the 1980s has proved to be unwise.
  
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• Omega’s new Speedmaster watch marks 50 years of space service

  05-10-2020 19:39
  
  After being honoured by Nasa half a century ago following the perilous Apollo 13 mission, Omega has dropped the “Silver Snoopy Award” 50th Anniversary watch
  
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• I don't like Microsoft's Surface Duo as a phone, but would love it as a tablet

  05-10-2020 19:33 via zdnet.com
  There are simply too many quirks to convince me this form is the future of smartphones, but as a tablet, it makes a lot of sense.
  
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• Ransomware victims aren't reporting attacks to police. That's causing a big problem

  05-10-2020 17:20 via zdnet.com
  
  Europol's annual cyber crime report says ransomware is under-reported by victims - some of which appear to be simply hoping that nobody finds out they were a victim.
  
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• Nextcloud 20: One private cloud to rule them all

  05-10-2020 17:15 via zdnet.com
  It started as a great, open-source Infrastructure-as-a-Service cloud, but today Nextcloud is becoming an all-in-one office productivity suite.
  
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• Facebook to tap 1,200 rooftops to power Singapore data centre, operations

  05-10-2020 17:08 via zdnet.com
  Social media platform inks deal with Sunseap Group to tap energy generated from solar panels placed atop 1,200 apartment blocks across Singapore, which is expected to churn 100MWp of capacity when fully completed in 2022.
  
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• DocuSign's eSignature service now integrates with Slack

  05-10-2020 17:00 via zdnet.com
  The integration will allow users to send and sign documents with eSignature directly within the Slack application.
  
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• These 10 tech predictions could mean huge changes ahead

  05-10-2020 16:41 via zdnet.com
  CCS Insights published 100 tech predictions for the next few years, and the COVID-19 pandemic lurks behind many of them.
  
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• 10 tech predictions that could mean huge changes ahead

  05-10-2020 16:41 via zdnet.com
  CCS Insights published 100 tech predictions for the next few years, and the COVID-19 pandemic lurks behind many of them.
  
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• An iPhone 12 to please everyone -- well, except Android fans

  05-10-2020 16:17 via zdnet.com
  Apple is expected to offer the iPhone 12 in a bewildering range of options.
  
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• Chinese hacker group spotted using a UEFI bootkit in the wild

  05-10-2020 16:00 via zdnet.com
  Targets included diplomatic entities and NGOs in Africa, Asia, and Europe.
  
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• Brazil advances in digital competitiveness ranking

  05-10-2020 15:52 via zdnet.com
  Progress has been made progress in areas such as research and development productivity but the availability of skills is still an issue.
  
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• Nvidia unveils Jetson Nano 2GB for students and robot hobbyists

  05-10-2020 15:00 via zdnet.com
  The $59 kit comes with online training and certification.
  
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• Nvidia intros new Ampere GPUs for visual computing

  05-10-2020 15:00 via zdnet.com
  Nvidia is holding its virtual GTC 2020 event this week, where it unveil its latest batch of technology focused on the areas of graphics, AI, enterprise and edge computing, robotics, and remote collaboration.
  
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• Avaya to integrate Nvidia's Maxine cloud streaming video AI into Avaya Spaces

  05-10-2020 15:00 via zdnet.com
  For Avaya, the partnership with Nvidia will enable it to add more visual and virtual experiences to its collaboration platform.
  
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• Windows 10 Raspberry Pi rival: Intel Atom chip powers this new Rock Pi X board

  05-10-2020 14:54 via zdnet.com
  
  Radxa has released a single-board computer that can run Windows 10, but you'll need at least 32GB of storage.
  
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• Poll results: Here's why people are sticking with Windows 7

  05-10-2020 14:54 via zdnet.com
  Nearly 10% of the visitors to this website who are using Windows PCs are still running Windows 7. Why? The poll results tell a consistent (and occasionally surprising) story.
  
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• Python set to overtake Java in latest programming language rankings

  05-10-2020 14:12 via zdnet.com
  After 20 years at the top of the programming-language tree, Java looks set to be overtaken by Python.
  
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• Why you shouldn't stop this 'hidden' location tracking on your iPhone

  05-10-2020 14:04 via zdnet.com
  Doing so will, among other things, wear out your battery much sooner than it should.
  
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• Amazon Halo Band review: Creepy yet unobtrusive and useful for quantified self health data junkies

  05-10-2020 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Amazon's Halo app and Halo Band have a few interesting features and insights that may be useful beyond fitness as long as you allow it to listen in. My bet is Amazon Halo Band is really going to be about corporate wellness programs.
  
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• Four npm packages found uploading user details on a GitHub page

  05-10-2020 13:18 via zdnet.com
  
  Collected information included IP address, country, city, computer username, home directory path, and CPU model.
  
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• Tesla Model 3's driver-facing camera 'does more than just monitor passengers'

  05-10-2020 12:26 via zdnet.com
  Reports suggest the Model 3's rear-view mirror camera is configured to capture a driver's gaze before an accident.
  
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• Neuromorphic computing could solve the tech industry's looming crisis

  05-10-2020 12:15 via zdnet.com
  Brain-based computing could help tech companies overcome the current constraints of chip design.
  
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• Quantum computing: Photon startup lights up the future of computers and cryptography

  05-10-2020 11:37 via zdnet.com
  UK startup Nu Quantum is breaking new ground in the quantum photonics space.
  
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• Microsoft releases tool to update Defender inside Windows install images

  05-10-2020 09:38 via zdnet.com
  The new tool supports installation images for Windows 10 (Enterprise, Pro, and Home editions), Windows Server 2019, and Windows Server 2016.
  
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• Leaders of ‘notorious’ Team Xecuter game piracy, homebrew group arrested

  05-10-2020 09:09 via zdnet.com
  
  US prosecutors allege the team spearheaded the sale of devices for hacking popular consoles.
  
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• NEC snaps up Swiss digital banking solutions provider Avaloq in $2.2 billion deal

  05-10-2020 08:13 via zdnet.com
  The deal will open up the global digital payments market to NEC.
  
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• Can a BBC reporter fool a face mask detector?

  05-10-2020 07:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Videcon has created a system that can detect when someone is wearing a mask when entering a premises.
  
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• Rich countries are total vaccine hogs. Covid-19 must change that

  05-10-2020 07:00
  
  When swine flu hit, poor countries missed out on vaccines. Public health experts are trying to stop that happening again with Covid-19
  
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• I saved my pub money on lockdown to build a mighty salmon empire

  05-10-2020 07:00
  
  When lockdown hit, I used the money that I saved from the pub to pursue my passion: smoked salmon
  
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• England’s Covid-19 strategy is all about London. Sorry, northerners

  05-10-2020 07:00
  
  Northern mayors are joining efforts to shift the focus of a Covid-19 response that is stuck just south of Watford
  
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• HMS Queen Elizabeth: On board the Royal Navy's new aircraft carrier

  05-10-2020 01:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  For the first time, both British and American jets launch off HMS Queen Elizabeth.
  
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• Amazon Prime Day and earlier holiday shopping will ding Black Friday, Cyber Monday

  05-10-2020 00:00 via zdnet.com
  Like 2020 in general, holiday shopping is going to be a series of first-time events. Surveys from Accenture and Salesforce indicate holiday shopping will start in October amid smaller budgets and concerns about supply chain disruptions.
  
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